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SPRINKLER FOR HORTIGULTURAL AND OTHER PURPOSES. No. 368,259. Patented Aug. 16, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BENEDICT VARBEN, OF \VAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO \VILLARD LANRIJNGE HAWVES, OF SAME PLACE.

SPRINKLER FOR HORTICULTURAL AND OTHER PURPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,259, dated August 16, 1887.

Application filed September 30, 1986. Serial No. 214,916. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: tures of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side eleva- Be it known that 1, JOHN BENEDICT \VAR- tion thereof. Fig. 3 is a view of the interior REN,of \Vakefield, in the county of Middlesex of the cap in elevation. Fig. 4 is an end eleand State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the vation of the device. Figs. 5 and (i are sec- 5 United States, have invented anew and useful tions illustrating the various modifications Improvement in Sprinklers for Horticultural hereinafter referred to.

and other Purposes, of which the following is A is a casing or shell cylindrical in form.

a full, clear, and exact description, reference It has the bottom or end a, provided with being had to the accompanying drawings, small holes or perforations a, and the cham- [O formingapart ofthis specification, in explainber or cavity at It has within the cavity a ing its nature. perforated diaphragm or plate, B, which is The invention relates to a sprinkler or deplaced above the perforated bottom or end, so vice adapted to apply in the form of spray a as to leave a clear space between it and the solution of water and any composition or inbottom or end. The case or shell also has the gredient which will rapidly unite therewith opening a and the tube or nozzle 0, which is 6 or is dissolved thereby. It is especially represented as centrally arranged therein,aud adapted for use in all horticultural purposes, which extends through the bottom or end of both for the purpose of applying insect powthe casing to form the extension 0. The shell ders and compositions and liquid manure or or receptacle also has a cap, D, which is 30 plant-food. It is alsoadapted for usein cleansadapted to screw upon the open end of the 73 ing carpets and other fabrics and for a great casing, and which is secured to or formed upon variety of other purposes. It comprises a the end of the pipe or coupling E. The pipe casing or vessel, preferably cylindrical in or coupling has a two way cock, F, the coupshape, and having perforations at one end, lingf, and two sets of passagcs,ff connect- 2 having a chamber or cavity of sufficient size ing the valve-chamber, respectively, with the 7 to receive a composition or ingredient, and cavity of the casing A and with the nozzle 0, also a coupling by which itis secured to ahose the passage f connecting the valve-chamber or pipe, and a valve or cook for regulating the with the former, and the straight passage f degree of water-pressure. with the latter. In order that the cap may 0 It further relates to the use or employment tightly fit the end of the nozzle 0 and the end in connection with asprinkler of this descripof the casing, I have arranged therein the tion of a tube or nozzle for discharging fluid ring of packing, f held against the outer or water in one stream, and a two-way cock flange of the cap, and a smaller ring of packor valve for governing the supply or head of ing, f held in the cup or sleeve f which 35 the water, and for connecting the pipe orhose surrounds the end of the passage f to the 8 either with the sprinkler or with the single nozzle 0, and when the cap is applied to the discharge nozzle as desired. easing these two rings of packing serve to It'fur ther relates to the employment in the pack the joints between the nozzle and the cap sprinkler of a perforated or wire-gauze plate and the casing and the cap.

40 or diaphragm arrangediut'hc distributerelose It is not necessary that the nozzle should go to but not in contact with its perforated end. extend through the chamber or cavity a and It further relates to the employment of a in Fig. 5 I have represented it as arranged movable plate within the distributer,which is upon one side thereof. adapted to be moved toward one end of the In Fig. 6 I have represented a construction 5 chamber tokcep theingredients placed therein which I employ when I do not use the two- 5 in a somewhat compact body or mass. way cock and nozzle for a single stream, and

It further relates to various details of c0nit is in substance like the casing above destruction, which will hereinafter bedeseribed. scribed, the only distinction being that it is In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal unprovided with the singlestrcam passage or 5:: central section of a device containing the feanozzle and is adapted to be secured to the end The device may be used with any ingredient or composition adapted to be resolved into a liquid form by the-use of water under pressure, and with it to be distributed in a spray or 1 in drops, and it is especially applicable for horticultural purposes. 7 y

In use the cap is removed and the chamber or cavity filled with the composition, ingredicut, or material which it is desired to apply in the form of spray or fine drops.-for instance, whale-oil soapand the cap is then replaced and the water turned on under sufficient pressure to cause it to leave the'chamber in the form of fine spray or drops. This pressure, of course, can be varied as desired. The water being thus forced through the soap causes it to be gradually dissolved and to, be thoroughly mixed with it, so that the spray is a mixture of water and whale-oil soap. I'mention the use of whale-oil soap simply to illustrate the operation of the device.- Any other ingredicut or composition which can be thus treated may be used.

It is essential in most cases that the perforated diaphragm B be used, for otherwise there would be a tendency to clog the small perforations in the bottom or end of the casing; but the use of the perforated diaphragm with a clear space between it and the bottom prevents this from occurring.

It is not necessary that the plate G be perforated, and for some purposes or uses it is desirable that it should not be. When it is not perforated, however, it is made sufficiently small to provide a waterspace between its edgeand the casing.

I would not be understood as limiting myself to the specific construction herein shown and described, and would say that the device provides a very efficient water-sprinkler when arranged and combined to include a nozzle for a single stream,a distributing-chamber having small perforations, a coupling for connecting it with a hose or other source of supply, and a two-way cook or valve with passages connecting the valve-chamber with the distributer and with the passage of the nozzle, whereby each may be used in succession or alternately by simply turning the cock or valve.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. The combination, with the coupling-section E, having a suitable cock and a cap, D, of the casing A, removably attached to the said cap and having its end opposite to the said cap perforated, and a perforated diaphragm, B, within the said casing and adjacent-to but separated from the said perforated end, substantially as set forth. 2. The combination, with the coupling-section E, having the two-way cock F, the passages f and f, and the cap D, of a nozzle, 0, opening into the said passage f the casing A, communicating interiorly with the said passage f and having the perforated end a, and the perforated diaphragnrB within the said casing and adjacent to but separated from the said perforated end a, substantially as set forth. 3. The combination of the casing A, having the chamber a and perforated bottom or end a, with the removable cap D and a springoperated plate, G, substantially as described.

JOHN BENEDICT WARREN.

In presence of- F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J .M. DOLAN. 

